Method of and apparatus for delivering masses of glass from a furnace to a mold



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S FROM A ffl. H. Rirs METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERMG MASSES OFGLAS EURNCE TO x HOLL Filed Sept. 1l, 192() 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 HmmmWWWESSES Sept. 14', 1926.

' C. H. RANKIN METHOD oF AND APPARATUS FDR DELIVERING MAssEs oF GLASSFROM A FURNAGE To A MOLD Filed Sept. 11. 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Sept. Mgz Y 1,599,790

' C. H. HANKYN METHOD 0F AND APPARATUS FOR DELVEHING MASSES OF GLASSFROM A FURNACE T0 A MDLD Filed Sept. n, 1920 3 SheetswSheet 1 METHOD OFAND iiFESJRATlIS FOR DELVE" i@ .li nil Application filed September 1i,'1920a fei'iel No.` 409,696.

This invention relates io glass-iiinliing machines :incl particularlylio niechziiiisiii `lor delivering' charges of i se f from s 'urnzice lo:i series oil moving` nio als.

5 An object of the invention is lo pi'iiiliice a mechanism oi *checharacter flescril'iedt which is adapted to receive n chiirnc olf from nfurnace :ind to deliver The charge so received to zi moving mold.

A further object is to produce :i niecliiinisin in which suloniiiticallyconti-died ineens are employed for collecting@V n charge of glass from:i flow orifice of n ifnroiice and for delivering' the charge socolleclecl to s moving mold. v

A further object to produce n niechii nism in which n charge of glass iscollcclecl on :i conveyor member siiuiler io e 'pui y und niezins areemployed for manipulating ilie member 'o nininhiiii the charge in placethereon, and means are also employed. for causing the nieinlicr lo(leliver ilie chorgi'i to fi nioli'l ii'li-ile the iiiold is moving.

A 'furl'lier object is co profliice zi newv zincl improved, process 'forcollecting; s clisiipjeoiI glass Jfrom a gloss furnace and 'fordelivering; the seine to :i continuously nio ving; iiiolirl.

These :incl other oliijects fire iiiisiinerl ov nieaiiisDoi' aiiiiccliiinisin eiiihoiilynig che ice-- tures herein illustrated :incl clcrilieil in the drawings accompanying sinL 'i'oiin ing u port hereof, 'ihave illuscriijecl z iiiiicliiiie or mechanism einher invention andopcreling in accor ice vfi'l'h Ljlic process herein sci ioilh iis niicnihoclinient oi inf," invention.

1n the drawings, Figure l is :i sicle ele;- vntioii of ziiiiecliiinieiii eiiilioclying; A invention sind shown in coniiccioiiwith the fiorelicziith o' gloss 'furnace incl che rocatincf iiiohlcarrying iable of zi Sii pressing Vor liloivinglniiichine. 'Figure 2 isa plnn view ol! the apparatus illustrated in 45 Figure Figure 3 is arsgineiitiil se ctional View of the sppiiatns illustrated in Figure 1incl illustrates in clejtiiil 'he arrangement 'of a. piintyl heatingdevice forming a detail of the mechanism. Figure :in imiiii'oifeillpince thereon.

4 is e fragmencel view of e portion ofA the.

view she-srs ioi'inii'ig s neri, iii ii illustrated in Figui-es?. :inicihe ii'iecliiinisiV ,ted es in einhocli t inf; inve ioii edzipecl iboreceive :i charge of molten gi'iss 'from :i ifiiineoe ai? rocleliveriheicharge in globule i v ci, or l'oriii to zi moving' niolcl'which may ,Ecrin e port of s glass blowing, e glass pressing machine,or s, gloss blowing rind pressing nnichine. is shown, the mechanismincludes ai collecting :incl conveying; member l@ which issimilar lio apunty, except filiale ii is ziilsprecl ige receive zi cl'niiec oinol'eii from the 'ioiv o iiice or e, 'inri'izice 'ine niechniiisiii isso arranged his puni);- lilie inemhei nieves 'from the charge receivingposition 'io ii clierrfe delivering posh-ion i, D with reiziiion to lieniolii and `then changes iis motion so that iii incr/es with theinoiciin such ii ivzij/ es to reiiin the charge carrying); portion oilie piiiiy over the inolii opening uniil liie cliiirgi-i is deliverediio the inoliln The iiieclifiiiisin is also so arranged that 'thepiiiiy-lilie nieinher is nisiiipulcizeffi oni'ing the operation "oftransferring lie clrirge lioinilie receiving` io the delivering pf ronin siicli e wey "chal: 4ihe charge is rcoeineii in iiso schipeci infiziiiipii. ce 'ehe punt); during 'lie opeinilion oi receiving lieohnrgie inolie from illie ioiv orifice. This pnliition is for rhopurpose of accuninlining the charge and retaining it in subssiiii'ii'iellj," spherical form on. he enel of flic iiieinher. 'ifhemechanism is, however so ziiriiiiigjeii that die .manipulation of cheiiiciiiher cerises as soon es or iniineiiieteiy prior "eo the rime lhiit'the heini 2G is over e mold, hercliy periniziiig the charge to :issnnieo drop-like loir glohnler `forni.. The olisige is ie'iiinefi in positionover folie mold opening uniil it assuines'the desired shape :incl size,after which ii is severed from the,

thereto to suiiicieni licei; ite increase the iiiciof the nieelizir Themechanism illiisi'rseel sleeve-like heerinn ,ity of the glass and causeit to drop from the punty before 'the punty arrives at the chargereceiving position.

Referring more particularly to the drow ings: rthe tnrnnee 1i isprovided with :i oreliezirt'h l2, adapted to receive molten glnsf vundto deliver elnirgg'es through :in ,riliee 13 formed in the hottonthereof. 'the flow o1 glans through the orit'iee muy he eontrolled hyany suitable means, and in the dawing's l have illustrated, by ire-y otexample, un ordinary plunger lat, which in adapted to more toward andaway from the oritiee i3 tor the purpose ot" controlling' the tlow. l".hare also :shown Shears if), which, 'with their operating meehnnisni.are nonntt'd below the orifice and are adapted to sever the charges otglues delivered to the purity-lili@ member l0.

lt Wilh oit course. he npyiifn'ent that the form and location ot theshears is a mi tier of t ieere'tion. except' that the shears must he solocated with relntior to `the orilire and :so timed to enumerate withthe eeeoeinted meehnn ism.

ln the nnehino illustrated, two puntylike'memhere 1G are en'iploji adund the*r n re SO located and arranged that om; ire-ues, to

the ehnrge-ri-eeiYing position n# the other moves away from moul towhieh :i el

has heen delivered. lt'. ll of (fouine. apparent to thoee sltiiled inthe :nit that any number of Snell sn-emiro. employed Within the limitsof praetit oilily. ,te showng each .n vfier l() is provided with r.pnnty-like heeft tti and is; nionnted in n I fr, Whiel'i in snpportml ona carriage i8. The carriage mounted on n. standard 1S in such a Way thatit is capable of moving' the head 1G ot the mem- 1Der t() around thestandard and also toward and n my from the :min el the standard. This isaeeonn'vlished in the illustrated embodiment ot the invention hy'providimf the Standard lt) "with a rotetzihle tnhlo 250. hovine' n my2t in *'.vhieli 'the eurriagt irl is mom'itecl and along' Ywhich it isezipahle ol' moving. iin the drawings, the table 2t) is provided Withtwo .finch Wrfe Lt. om tor eeeh Carriage itsvillnstrntnd, rotary motionif; imported to the table Qtl hy menne ot' :t erlinder 22:2. acooperating piston (not shown) lmet/.ul within"the'eylinder; a, rnelt Qo'luvrnt'ively coupled to the piston. einem' merliinn with the rack, a.sh-ritt :and :in ordinurr forni of oven-mining derive or rzitehetmechanism (not shown). prerrnhlr lot-:lied lrtween the ne: r 9A- ;indthe nh.. The it 25 is operatirelyY eonpled to the tguhle 2O sind theorerrmn'iin;r derire is: no or im. lo

met; is moi ich to the initial poel (':ooperut'ing piston utter the rackhas completed itis forward or taille-rotating stroke. lt will he made@ppm-ent throughrout the t'ul'ther deseription ol the invention tlmt;:in v menne nm)v he employed for rotating' the tnhle 2t).

ln the drawings. euch memher l() i5 prorided with means `forIminii'iulnting ift durin;`- the operation ol receifiimr :L el urge ottime l'rom the orifice l?) and during the op eration ot eom'rying thecharge lrom the elmrge-reeeiring position to :i elmrte-deli\' eringposition over n mold. rl`he nulnipuhltion muy he :iermnplished lijf.'impartiti;r any ileflired motion to the punty. which is apuhle otprerelitingrj :i sagging; oil the charge emried by it. In the drawings.:1 small eleetrie motor Qt? is; associated with ent-n meinher l() und iearrunged to rotate the member while it is located in theelnn'toreeeiving position :nul while it is moving from that position tothe charge-delivering position. lfzu'h motor lt is mounted on theSleeve-like hearing 1T, ot the memher lt) with which it il;nwsouinterl.y und isa adapted torotnte the men-ther through the :igeneyot' a. pinion ZT mounted on the motor sl'mlt und a gein.' 2n mounted outhe end ot' the member.'

Current, nul); he leli'-.'ered to euch motor through n contat-t strip-)l mounted on :i cum il!) hereim't'ter deserihed. '.lhe strip 3l is solof-:ttul find rrnnged with relation to the swine; ot euch inemher itlthat the motor rerire5 current und eoneefuiently revolves the memherit). while thatV memher is in position nnf. .1: the orilieo und while itin moving; to :i tiist'fmrgginjg' position with` relation to the mold.mh motor is provided with n apriiig-prenned eontnet l 'or un equivalentdevice, adapted to more onto und ott ot' 'the .strip Si :is the memberlt swings nhout the yht'znnlzird. lt will. ol' courbe. he understoodthat the speed ot rotation ot the men'iher 1t) muy l iulriust'ed hymeans ol' n rheostnt or othern'irfe l'or thel pui-pone otlnecomplishingr the fhsirefl result. ,ln order to (foune the lunul lf3olI eueh nlemher to more with tho mold utter it mi; arrived :1t :tdieehurging 'po-lition with relation to one olI the molds.

t hure prorirled :i mm mtv 252. on the #tond- :irrl l). n'hi/h is:ulnpted to reeoire :l roller lfl eurl'irrl lo" u hrm-liet Cil mountedon the nleero--lilqe liezlrint ll'. rlhe longitudinali motion ol` theenrrinno 1S, through the \.':1 2l. i Controlled hy the' doperzuion oItho roller ll with the mim \\:i`\' 32.6115. roller heingf so :ii-rangedthzit it enters the mun why ffnfn'tl)Y llelore the luzul iti olr itsoo--opel'nt ing; memher is moved to ponition orer n mold 'l'l 1ef-o-opernt'imi ol' the roller :ind the emu wirr tlun mores the memherit) longitudinzth ly with relation to the way 2l tor the puree otezuifsing thelhead 16 to follow the meld as the member ltl continues toturn about the elm'itlard i9. The carriage may be essere@ provided Withany suitable means, such as a spring` (not shown) 'for moving` it toitsl 1 released by it. lin the apparatus illustrated,

the cylinder 2Q and the associated apparatus operate periodically in.transmi(yt-inga rotary motion 'to theA table 20. Consequently, l havedisclosed additionalmeaus iter causing each member to move with the moldafter it has arrived atil the charge delivering position with relationto the mold.\ es shown, the members l0 are'l adapted to deliver chargesto molds 36, located on a rotating table 37, which :may iorm a part ofa. glass blowing, a glass blowing and pressing, or a Lglass pressingumachine. 'lhis table may be driven independently ot the table 20, butwith the arrangement illustrated, is preferably arranged so that it iscapable of picking up each member l() and-carrying theV member with it.7This is rendered possible in the apparatus illustrated by theoverrunning device or ratchet` mechanism described associated with theshaft 2.5. As shown, the table 37 is provided with a series otprr'ijeetinp'l arms 38, each of which is associated with one of themolds 36 and is adaptm ed to engage a depending arm 3? secured to the'carriage i8. The arrangement is such that the 43o-operation ot theroller 83 and cam Way 32 moves the depending' 'arm 39 into the path oftravel of one of the arms and 'then continues to control the longitudi--nal motion of the meniber() after the arm carried by it has been pielredup by one oi the arms 38 of the mold carrying table. Any suitable meansmay be employed for compensatingn for the varying angular position. 'ofthe member l0 with relation to the pivot points of the tables 2() andSi', so that the head 1G will be maintained in position over the mold36. This is accomplished in `the illustrated. embodiment by providirmrcach arm with a cam-like :tace i0, so arranged that the head. 1.6 iseither advancing or receding with relation to the periphery oit thetable 37 as the ,cam ivay 32 moves the arm 39 toward the peripheral edgeolj the table.

' 1With the mechanism illustrated, the head 16, with a charge oi glassthereon, is maintained in. position over the opening; in a mold whilethe mold travels through. an arc of appreciable length. Inasmuch as themanipulation of the member ceases at or immediately prior to the timethat the head 16 reaches a discharge position with relation. tothemold., the bharge on the head sags to one side and iinally elongatesinto a globular drop, which is suspended over the mold opening.v Thisdrop is severed from tbe head by means oit shears 4l.; As shown in thedrawings, each member l() is equipped with and carries a set of shearsLil. 'lhcse .shcars'may be of the ordinary iorm and are adapted to beactuated by a cam roller 42, Which'co-operates with the cam 30. The camrollerA 42 is carried by the member l0, and consequently reciprocateswith that member as it moves to retain the mold charge in place over'the mold opening. F or this reason, the cam is not only formed toaccomplish an operation of the shears, butis also so formed that theroller is maintained in its nermal position, With.. relation to themember 10, until `the point in the cycle is reached at which the shearsare operated.

`This is accomplished by providing a lobe 43 on the cam, Which causesthe roller to move outwardly as thecarriage 18 moves outwardly. inresponse to the co-operation. of the cam Way'32 and the cam roller '33.The roller l2 is carried .by a rod 44,'which is movable longitudinallyor". the carriage and is operatively connected to the operatingrmechanism of the shears 41. A springY 45 is employed for the purpose oiholdingl the roller Ll2 against the peripheral tace of the cam. Les themember l() arrives at the charge severing position, the roller 42si1nultaneously drops into a depression 46 formed in the cam face andthe shears 4l are operat. ed by the expansion of the spring' 45, Afterthe shears have been closed by this operation oi the cam roller and thespring, the shears are immediately moved to .an open position by theiurther movement of the member l0 around the standard 19. This isaffected by the (zo-operation of the cam and roller, the cam being soproportioned that it will move the roller outwardly with relation' tothe member l0 as soon as the severing operation has been completed;

In Figure 5 l have shown a det-ail of the shears 4.1. As thereindicated` cach blade is carried by an arm 47 lwhich. terminates in ahub 48. ril`he hubs of the tivo arms ft? are located conccntrioally andare pivoted on a pin L18. The rod il is adapted to actuate links 50,each of which is connected to one of the hub members 4.8 in such a Waythat the shears are moved to a closed position as the rod 44 moves awayJfrom. .the pivot point of the shears in responseto the action of thespring;v i

in order to strip the purity or free it from the ,glass adhering to ,thehead 1G, after a mold charge has been severed by the action oi theshears, l have provided anf'automatically actuated torch 52, Which isadapted to be l picked up by the member l0 as it-'moves from the moldcharging position to a'charge receiving; position. As illustrated, thetorch is provided with a gas burner so located and arranged that it iscapable. of subjecting the head 16 to intense heat as it-.moves througha, portion of its travel inv returning to the flow oriliee 13. Anysuitable means may he employed lor actuating,r the torch and cauging itto ilove with the menihe'r l() alter charge han heen -delivered to amold. ln the drawings l have illustrated more or lessdian'rannnalicalliv one method of accomplishing the auton'iaticoperation of the torch. AS shown, the torch consista of a pipe 5?) whichis equipped with a suitable burner and is adapted to receive ggz s orother fuel through a flexible connection, such a hose i-l located.within the standard lll. The inner end ol' the pipe pivotally mounted ona bracket Si carried hy a rotatable plate 56, which is lofated withinand concentricalliv of the standard lll. AS shownglhe plate it islocated on an annular llange 5T formed yinleganilly with or secured tothe inner lace olE the standard 19 and ity is held in place by means et'an arcfsliaped hracliet 5H, also s-iecured to the inner lace ol' thestandard ll). 'lhe plate is provided 'with a centering hose: 59, which(ro-operates with the inner edge of the flange .'"i, and the plate andhose' are provided with a 'central opening' through which the shalt L5extends. is showin the hose 5l is connected to a tip (Si.) loeaiei'l on'the lower l'ace ofthe hos 5l) and communieatin;A with a passage, Vwhichintenda` upwardly through the hoss--y and the plate mid conm'iunimteawith an elhow (Sl rigidly :-,;ecured to the plate. ',"he elonw issecured to one element of n union (lil. which zo-operates with otherelements of the union rigidlyv i Secured to the pipe 53. By thisarrnnglement'`r the pipe 53 is capable ol piv ng about the union forthe. purpose ol' moving the hurncr carried hv it. up or down ae the pipesu'ings through the arc of a circle. rl`l'ie pivotal motion ole the pipe5?) is controlled hv zi roller (Sil. arried h v the pipe, and en-,L'ag'inina aloty (3l. 'formed in the standard' l) and through which thepipe projects. Its shown in Figure 2L each memher lll carries adependingr arm (l5, which is adapted to engage the pipe 53 and cause itto more with the nicmher Vlll as the nteinhcr moves l'roni ther-harceuleliveringA position toward the criticil lil. rthe slot l'i-'lmay he 54o l'ormed that il: first. cans the hurn. 32 lo move upA wardlvtoward the hcadlll and then cames it toinore gradually diiwnward away`from the head as thc roller (lil moveI :ilongf the lalot. lhe arm (55is of such length that it, will engage the pipe 52S when the roller (32is located' in the iiirward end titi ol the slot, hut the slot is sol'orined that the pipe will drop hclow the arm (3.3 as the roller G?)approaches the rear end (3T oly the slot. ll/'ith this arran egeinentilthe pipe DI, will he picked up hv each meinher lll as the member :rioresaround the standard l) and will he releafaed alter the. pipe and then'ieinhor have moved through an are ol sutlicient lenvth. te insure acomplete stripping' 01' the head i6.

Any suitable means may he employed for returning the torch to itsinitial position with the roller 63 at the forward end titl ol", theslot. For example, a coil Springy (not shown) may he located lietweenthe plate 56 and the Standard 19 and' may he .so arranged that it willreturn the plate to its initial position alter the pipe 53 has beenreleassed` hy the arm lt will also he apparent that the flow of gas'tln'ough the pipe may he automatically controlled hy the verticalmovement of the pipe in Such a way as to conserve and at ,the saine timedelivi t a requiraite quantity while the. burner 52 moving with one ofthe niemhers l0. For

example, this; Inajv lhe accon'iplishcd h v providine` ,Las deliveryports in the relatively rnoval'ile members ol: the union ('32. 50arranged that the relative motions ot these niemhers. will vary the.Supply of gas passing.' through the pipe 533`v and will delii ,r themaximum quantity wlen the torch is in itav nppermobt punition.

The operation ot the apparatus i5 afs tollow; It. onel o't' theineinhers l() mov/eh' to lli-ing its: head lf3 undc the low orilice lil.the iced mechanism will operate to deliver a charge ol" glass: from theorehearth to the head in oi that nien'iher. ln this position ot thememher, the motor 2li associated with will preierahly he receivingcurrent through the contact strip 3l and will rotate tlu` head l5.ll'hen the nieniher is; in this positii'in. the piston associated withthe c vlinder 22 will prelierahly he retracted to i initial positionready' to move the racl\Y 2o outwardljiv with relation to the cylinder..ils Soon as The head 'ltS has received a charge of gl-i155 and theshears l5 have operated. the rack 222 will move in response to pr 'urede livered to the cylinder 22 and will win-gg the member. l0 in thedirection inthe-ated hv the arrow in Figure il. During thiS movement othe nien'ilier` the motor Q63 will continue to rolfite the head lt, forthe purpose oiI maintainingr the charge of ,qll in place thereon. As thememher s \:inj in the iili reclion indicated, the roller lil carried h vitenters; the cam wav 352 and moves; the nicniher outwardlj.' withrelation to 'the standard l!) no that the arm 9.9 carried by it movesinto the path of trarel of one of the arms 35u carried hy the rotatingtthle il? and the head 'lll moves with one of the molds Btl on the tahle2li', The tahle 3T prelerahlv rotates at auch a speed that theperipheral travel ol the lugs 3S is slightly greater than the peripheraltravel of the arm 'lll at the time the. roller Il?) enters 'the cam way.Consequently. the arm 39 will he picked up hy one olI the arms and it,to gether with 'the cam wir)r 32 and the cam roller 33. will hold thehead in ponitien over the mold opening, and at. the same tl :1e assumethe function of turning the inem lll Ill() 'heini iliiiii ii @ieee@Wir-- ,ii tile shaft bei' l() about the mondani, running; device :i i;oiled w oi Mie .siiuifiord 1i kite ille heed iii and i;he char-2go Wiiif UIN@ e shape such :is io 'iiziciiiiee "che opei'oifioi'i of severingund dei 5 l) over which ii; I operation l im motion about fieeiiw 'meioiiei' Y :1u-iii in :iiidiiom open :ille to the i2 omi die com by th"eine i' of the n ,iiii'ieizi nimes o ing pofsiion u hier the oiii'iceif; i one nzoif'efs uw" from filo meid to 'which ii; imi; jimideiixff'od a i driving ioieeiieiii i tobi@ :2O i'seio'oeirigf wiiiiemeivceiving n, eimi'gije emi 'wiiiie is )einig Siiipiieifi of giu head,por ion Jifeoi. ioi'ifi 52 iis, 'Uiei'eifaiiijf wiii iio enzigod ivyizer whieii has jue mold, :if-1 the head po n'iows; away from iiie ino.,

tim oieiiiiiefij i. :i iiiig'e Jimi .'i'iii he siiiiiieiii, ilo adjacentiie heed ii became fie shape o'i' 'lio Slob i' Figure 1i). Consequently,one limiti viii 'ie Suiijoeeiii lo .f ii'ipiogig' limit wiiiie tido oheimmh/ing; n, charge. "he .wick 215 is uis() 'i'eiieo i ciiiii'iig liiixcharge receiving period :md ei. the emi m the period is in :L positionto again mi' muffe iii@ eliio 20. iile mok ildvzi Ces the iniiic, iiionieiiilieif i() carries 'iiio iol ,ii o?, wiiil ii :imi therebyifo-:minime tine ogiei'ziiion oi heating' lilo hem'i i6. As; 'fiiotoicii mi vaincue. ii; mow' fii \\'iii\f'ai"ily zu 'ey iioiii the isfi'eo i* 'mi iiiio emu fifi wiiiwii Limil iV returns iii ri onse iii@{mi} oi iis' iwirm'iih; sii'i'zfiiigg. 'ifiie epee-ming'iiieeixfiii-i-l-ii'i fiese' ii: i hon -coii iones :die 'io- 'Lzition oi"the tsiiiie 2l) angl i'epiiotsi the eyeio above dos; iiboffi,

lo (mier to roi: i '39 iiiom dement' with Mie Q, i wie@ by i iziiriwSi', @zich iri: 1. sim

any equivomesi L i) oembeifs l() :md tha izhe 3T may also be @fi-related.iieiiw' to i ci ihe table .20. aimed. but one embodimy mi eiit'ioii,iii will be apparent 'vziiious oizim iziodiicaiions, efiiiii '4vomieeioi'ie and iii i'uuions m35/"be ii ei'ioziieiiis iilusti'ziftedWithout i zoe epiii and scope of my "with by the appended uid iiisevering the globule me 1`oi'i of eiivoiing a' charge of i om e furnaceto moving deiif'eriiw' eeeuii'iuieting the i biii-iiie mess, mov'- ,Y'ge-deiiveiy position over :i moi n id., Whiie manipulating no maintainthe N551 in beii-iike formation, moving' the mee Wiiii libe moid :iomaintain it in o. oiiziiige-ijieiiveiy position whie per-- iriiitiiig'eeoiiiiiuintod to depend there- :'roiii iii the oim of a drop, and insevering Hee dijo J es it moves with the mold.

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The mei-,hed oi delivering :i iiargef'of' molten from e .furnace lto' :1moving moiii, which consists in' delivering ii charge of liess fromiziie funeco, accumulating the giissi so delivered into e bail-likemass, .moving the to posiiou over a moving Inoki, emi u ning; said massat ieas during portion of Seid movement to maintain. the heil-i" ioiietion thereof, Continuing die ,.iioiioifi of the mass io maintain itin e charged@ivey' position over the moving iiioifi, we it i it'iijgglass of the mass to assume e drop-imo oiiimlnion over the moisi, :imieei'eiiiiA the depending drop whie the eine; of iiioiteii gg'iess ismoving' with the en aina/e die operation of -he charge miniem may beconigiolied by the moves. with the' mold.` l I stremo molten glass fromzr furnace io :i movirf mold, which consists in delivering;i o eher?, ofglass from the furnace, accumulating and manipulating the eccnmnlzitericharge so delivered so as to retain iis-in o. more or less compact form,moving; the mess to n ehargedelivering position ove n moving mold,stoppingr` the manipulation of the mass tocause a rglobule of glass todepend therefrom, while continuing the inoverneni of said Inusewith themold io maintain he globule in position over he opening," of the mold,severing the globule from the i ees while it is moving with the mold.,and subjecting the mess to n stripping" 5. The method of delivering nchaige of molten ,qlns from flux-nace to e movin mold, which consists indelivering n che of glass from the furnace, connu-rimini" glass sodelivered into a rounded manie, in' continuing the accumulating`movemenlo the mass to maintain the form of 'me movingthe mass to achnrgedelivering 'oosition over a moving mold, :and continuing themovement so as to niainiein the mess in a charge-delivering' positionover the mm7u ing mold, stoppingn the manipulation of' the moss (hiringthe movement thereoi5 to canne e. globule of moiten gloss to dependtherefrom and delivering the globule to hemold while the mass is movingwith the mold.

6. The method oi delivering n @barge of molten glass from e, furnace roe moving mold, which consists in deliveriingf e charge of glans `fromthe furnace, neoiunnlaiing the glass so delivered into a rounded :mficontinuing the accumulating movement of he mass to maintain the form oithe moes, moving the mess to a` chnrgealeliverino; no sition over amoving mold, and @winningv ille movement so as to maintain t'the mass:in. a charge-delivering poeition over lie mmim A .ing mold, stopping themanipulation of the mass during the movement; hereo'iJ zo con a globuleof molten glass io depend iberofroni and delivering the globnie to themold while the moss is moving with the mold, then subjecting the mass ton stripping operation. l

7. n combination with a coninuousk7 moving mold conveyor, a mold mountedthereon, member Vmovable in an orbital path from e feeil Eg device tonpoeiion above said mold. io collect a cherffefroin 'said device anddeliver it to enig. mold@ means for moving said member and menneAwhereby said member is impeled by said conveyor throughout the portionof iis travel above said mold.

8. In combination with e eontinnonsl;7 moving mold conveyor, a moldmounied thereon, a. member movable in an orbital peto overlapping thepath of said mold, ineens for delivering a charge for said mold to'salici member, means for moving mmilliery baci; i'o anni `fclie mold.,nml for mo including; en ovenyunning devine Whereoy s .a member is nelihr-onge 1 move I eenH ...i of: for clisengaging iiie charge from emo.member While sniolmemil@ oer ie impellerl 'by corweyor.

if?. n eombinetion wiili n coninuounly moving molil oonveyoz, :i nioci.mounted thereon, o .member movnble Yfrom a feeding fleviee to n no .ionabove eairl inoifl ena' 'ill i device, feeding cie- 'For rieliveringmold energize 15o enifiv member, ineens; impelfingI seid member andmenne 'including on over-running ievice "whereby snifl mevolgie' is 'impiliiongglion e ifi-onion i Vel. by conveyor 'isengegg'ing e `=r'i's,ileii. .is being iif'ion 'i iin n moving' mold 35 r for )i molen from seidf i` ifor moving eoid'-mernber i'rom ihn eimiieiine to n chargedelivering poeiiion over nel@ mold, and for maintiining Chargedelivering position v fb relation io Bhe meid., and fon moi'fing f iemember Wili l105 ille moirl to n in deliv- Jmeition i cin in eine mol Lund si nrs.y one.. onion is comrolieriA ihn movi-me iioi" .nm 'fiieehm-ge from H' while like momoor is moving i i lil. in combineion n si,i: .eine molii w n l "l enr?. e, gloss leecling devine, L le miniviikemember receiving,- of molten Aroin eeicl device for iieliveringlv thecharge to sind inoifi, il. l for moving seni ineinof r from if io aehnrge clelivering pos on io ine moin to moi e eringposiiii zeleiion hemold,

sind movin severing the che 13. ln e gin e ne: vice for ieedi movingConvey convey; in c fior 'From seid membe.

ig nweliine,y e. feefl ileizhorgee of moi'en gime.' inogmfbe on inniseni member meme@ @Merge eiveing positive Wh re'aion e the mold and formoving the member wih the med tomuinain theenarg'. in. delv- @ringpes'on with relation to the meld, means el maxiprdez'ng said memberWhile y'novng from the charge receiving te 'he Charge delivering 'posemandsheas mevx'ng with the member for severing :L charge therefrom. v

14. n eembim'eton in a. glassqnegng; appmztue mold, s; feed devlee'haring a ow .om me Ds for delivering @berges mf me# uemgh eaa eiee,Newbie pujntyikvzf i? nez', means foi* moving seid .member teeeeveCharge ci .moien imm the e'u'ee and to peSLlon above the meid te delivercharge es? gzas# ie the meld, "anni me: 15 fee manipuetng' rid memberwhile receiving the/cl "ge em sfhe device' and whe transferring hee'wrge o he meld to accumulate mnd` menan he ebafge in. masslke form. Y'

153. h1 combination in e glass-meine pm'atue. a moving meld. u feeddevee hevlnglj a ew m'ice, 'means eonoling the de livery nf charges ofn'mtenglassfte Said elice, panty-like member, mezmi u* mevng said memberte e. elzugeweee' mg pw# tin belew the el'ee ned to a e'nuge-de veringpesiten :abeve the meld, and means 1301* n'mnpueing Said member Whe imvhe ehe-ege ree ing pesfxtien and while moving therefrom ile heCharge-deliveng position 1t@ ecemnuhuee and n mnain he ebarge inmass-like ferm. and means fer severing n. eharg'e of glze'ff, 'from themember While the membev.' is meviegf with he meld.

1G. M. g'gasr. meiing nmehfle, a 'feed de Vice., a, mem., membleplmzfyke member, menus or moving mici member "e :L charge reeevilegvposition, below #How m'ee 0k' device, to a charge delivering pesi'on Whrelation to said meld and back te' the che'ge Xel'reviw positien, means01' severing mold charge. Hom seid member, and msnm im stripping eheremaining glass 'from said member.

3.7. in gif-ms making maene, e. feed device., e mead, mevnbe punty-.kemembea', means l''o'z moving :Said menser te e ehfu'ee leeeving pesiionWth f 'eezen te mid Lievce, te e. Charge delivering position wi?. reaene ille meld, m back te *ehe eheige receiving position, means formanipulnug said membe While e charge is eivered thereto, and. means forsubjeetng :seid memeer in heat after a. hee been deiivere by said.member.

18. En dess making; machine., feed de vice. i e morebe mmf-like member,means smile; membe to e charge Yeceviw 'www1 Wib relaten ie saldi dee.eheeg'e de ivezng 'w eine; meid, :mai mee..

nation 'below said HOW e nice,`

ceivea. 4

1.9. le a. Breaking machine. a feed ing Said member .f'e epemmn teeecumu e, und. meem .a02 l 2.0. 'ln vee. mobil, a L mean-i me inn' e E7i l :meunier te chain.. the ermee, Le a shame-dei above che meld. andwith elle 11 mmf-he. charge in. p ,asfQn eve mex/vingt mele, mean? :mi:mami mung members severing a .molded U firme mem-A ber Welle Seid membermovin.; i mi@ mem.

n Gemini Chine, a. feed v. Y fm'med therein, meen Kew of hielten l'zrough said orifice, e.

nevel/JF.

punyike ,mem e is e posziene the Eine of How from e. mivfee te leee've acharge e?? glass thereffewn e. moving mdd, means fel moving the memberljem the @h wge eeeng pesien te Charge ie .e eimg position reevey t@ sefmeid nd sepmate mamas for mevng the member Wti' the meld to nmimzan the:eharge in e delivering pesie. with reeien te the meld.

23. in eombmaen in @ass-making zip-' pare-us, a mmble mcfd., e plmykemem ber for eem" s. charge 0f molten gime and devereg 1i', to the meld,and meme me severing the charge ei glasss fom the men bei' Whilelthemembm is meld.

moving Wh the' glass-making from :mwmaace.` ier mmm@ seid.

memoer to maintain the mold charge over the mold While the seine ismoving, end ineens for delivering the mold eher-ge to the mold while thei'neniloer is movingJ with mold.

25. The method of delivering charges of molten glass from e furnace toe, moving mold which Consists in delivering a charge ot' glass l,tromthe furnace, eeeumuleting the 26. The method of obtaining gathers otlmolten which consists in moving a gathering implement in un orbital pathwhich intersects e, stream of molten. gloss, arresting the orbitalmovement of 'the impleinent et the point of intersection of its orbitalpath with the stream and rotating the implement at seid point. v

2T. 'l'he method el? obtaining gather-sot molten. glass, which consistsin moving e. plurality o f rotating' gathering implements in an orbitalpath whieh intersects a supply of molten glass, und successivelyarresting the orhitel movement of euch implemeiit et the point ofintersection o its orbital path with the supply.

,28. The method molten glass, which obtaining gathers of consists inmoving; a

plurality of rotating implements in on orhitel path Wliieh inte ets estream' el m lten und succes f erre the orhitel movement of eeen il thepoint of interseetionof its orbital path with the-stream. l

ln apparatus fo 'feeding molten gie/ss, Combination with "plurality ofrotatingr gathering lmpleinents.a ot ineens for moving; id implements inen. orhitel 'with Whirh intersects a stream of molten gloss. and n'ieensfor successively 'arresting the orhitel movement et euch implement elthe point ot' intersei'ztion et its orbital path with the stream.

30. ln apparatus for feeding molten gl the combination with a pluralityof gather-y ing;` ii'nplements, of menus l'or movingr seid in'lplernentsin en orbital path which intersects e stream ot molten means forsueeessively arresting' the orbital movement olf each implement at thepoint of intersection of its orhitul path with the stream, und ineenslorrotating the gathering implemei'its'n'ole in Contact with the stream torl the on the implements.

v lhe method of runningl gathers ot molten from e. llowing stream whichin thriving the ghzss upon n sneees moeren sion olE gethering.implements and Winding the stream thereon to form' a series ot' ,gathersfrom successive poltions of the stream.

The method of forming gathers of molten from. :in unsupported lovvingstream which consists in winding the stream successively on e series ofgathering implements to term gathers thereon.

335. Qlhe method of feeding molten glass which consists in carrying esuccession of gathering implements beneath a supply of molten glass andsuccessively Winding the glass on each ot the gathering implements tol'orm gathers thereon.

2H. 'l`he method of feeding molten glass which consists in Cerrying eplurality of gathering implements into'proximity witha l'reel y 'llowingstream ot molten glass, and successively roteting eeeh of the gatheringimplenients in Contact with the stream to collect gathers of moltengloss thereon.

Zlfhe method ol leerling; molten glass s vhieheonsists in rotating aseries of punties, carrying the rotating punties successively intoContact, with e freely flowing stream oli' molten glass to obtaingathers therefrom', stopping the translator motion of each punty while.it is Collecting its gathera and moving; the gathers away vtrom thestream.

3U. 'l`he method of forming mold charges ol' molten Zgloss l'rom ufreely felling stream, which (consists in win/ling the stream uponitselji2 to toi-m u. gather, separating it from `the stream, and thendischarging e. mold charge .from the gather..

3l'. The method olf ohteming mold olierges of molten glass from e.lowing stream, which consists in flowing the stream upon succession. ofrevolving punties, winding the stream upon each purity in succession?stopping the winding; action to suspend the successive outliers., endsevering e mold charge from eneh suspended gather.

rl`he method of obtaining mold charges et molten glass from, s flowingstream, which consists in flowing the glass upon u. succession ot'revolving punties., continuing the winding notion until gathers areaccumulated und seperated from the stream. und from each other, stoppingthe revolving enel 'winding' action. to suspend the gathers, endsevering,r a mold charge trom euch suspended gziher.4

I.. '.l`he method ot termin'r mold share/es n c of molten glas-e from :iflowing stream, which consists in Winding the end ofthe stream uponitself to form e gather? pulling the gather away and separating it fromthe stream, and then discharging e, lmold charge from the gather, andmeanwhile *forming` e sueeeding; gather hy e similar series olioperations while a mold cherge is being discharged from the firstgather.

Ill). ln. apparatus for 'feeding molten glassy llO auothm' gathmngimplement i.. disy.

molten glass, a ing und dscha .nf for sawing.; 07ml, glass by uhesvesmid plmesa is iischmgn :L mulzmted on i5.

0i' pumies for milesthe gass, and means 2:0 gumme mwfuher of gathermm1-- *the cambi dlvex" 'E as u ,w mg; ,wil-reuen. s Buses @i pv "ss-v..

means fm* rovol, the

4:1. In n w' the sombnation ai al.. suppy maite?. glass.

or revolving said n'lpements sucqessvely imo and out of contact with thas'xpply gm, @ring implement While in commit with the supply to obtain agather 0i' @dass there- J @me @tation wh@ it tu dischmge gatherpreviouslj;

and I'Gtaingg t'lcm when mv h caccumula@ gsxdwls n. nguszzns 7 1"revolving; the gatle inf.; mpemens out of :sommeil with the suzpy iloddivef mold Charges filmx?. -her and moans for remmng the ga-th mpmnmts"m 'the sappig' 0f by arent path. t@ @bmw urahez, gafbherss linapparatus for fedng 'nole. gass, the combinafon 0f a. plurality' ofrotating gatzm'ng mplemonts. means im: ref'aslvizlg sam@ in :a ousedpath into and tact with a souri-e 0f suppy to accumuht@ gathers ofmolten hereon, and wams for causing each succsssvgzsherng am?. ozuzcmmllue is: gambe?? Wh gathering mjfemeu; is dsmlfgg-

